by Phil Soper | Sep 8, 2021 | Featured, Guest Columns
The people can be forgiven for viewing elections with indifference. Like a spouse’s obsession with binge watching old television shows (that weren’t great when new), the themes can seem dully repetitive. Yet for those in the real estate industry, the pandemic-fuelled,...
by REM Editorial Team | Sep 7, 2021 | News
Nanos Research conducted a survey for the Durham Region Association of Realtors recently and found that two in three Durham residents consider the region as a good place to raise a family. But Durham residents gave a poor rating to their municipal leaders for lack of...
by REM Editorial Team | Sep 3, 2021 | News
A focus on housing affordability is a key priority in the major party platforms in the lead-up to September’s federal election. But without detailed plans to turn those promises into action that will increase supply, campaign promises will lead to municipal...
by Yousaf Iqbal | Aug 31, 2021 | Columnists
I have some data in front of me that compares today’s home prices in 21 global cities to those same cities’ prices before the COVID-19 pandemic. The numbers make clear that Canada’s rapidly rising home prices are no anomaly. In fact, in three out of four of the...
by REM Editorial Team | Aug 17, 2021 | News
The average rent in Canada increased for the third month in a row, rising to $1,752 in July, up 1.8 per cent month over month, according to Rentals.ca’s and Bullpen Research & Consulting’s latest National Rent Report. The average asking rent for all Canadian...
